{"id":32002,"date":"2019-06-25T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=32002"},"modified":"2019-06-25T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:37:24","slug":"national-autism-conference-asiam-dublin-ireland","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/event\/national-autism-conference-asiam-dublin-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"National Autism Conference AsIAm.- Dublin, Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autism-Europe’s member AsIAm annual National Autism Conference will take lace in The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin\u00a0on\u00a0Friday 20th September and Saturday 21st September 2019. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year, the theme\u00a0 will be \u00ab\u00a0Building Partnerships\u00a0\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 exploring the need for close collaboration between professionals supporting autistic people, the autism community, and the wider society.\u00a0Every session will be co-presented by members of the autism community and relevant professionals, many of whom themselves are autistic.<\/span><\/p>\n

AsIAm will post about this year\u2019s Conference across all of our platforms using the hashtag #AsIAmConf19,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and encourage you to do the same!<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 20th September is a professional development seminar<\/strong>\u00a0targeting healthcare, education and social care in particular as well as policy.\u00a0Saturday 21st September is our Autism Community Conference<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that this agenda below is provisional and subject to change, and that keynote and workshop speakers will be confirmed in the time leading up to the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Friday 20th September \u2013 Professional Development Seminar<\/span><\/h2>\n

First Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Professionals as Respectful Facilitators \u2013\u00a0Professor Andy McDonnell and Joan McDonald<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Morning Workshops \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u201cWhat I Wish My Teacher Knew\u201d<\/span>
\n2. Accessible Healthcare Services<\/span>
\n3. Creating Supportive Environments<\/span>
\n4. Effective Communication For All<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Building the Bridge into the World of Employment<\/span><\/p>\n

Afternoon Workshops \u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Autism-Friendly Toolkit for Schools<\/span>
\n2. Supporting Positive Mental Health Throughout the Life Cycle<\/span>
\n3. Fostering Independence and Self-Esteem in Adult Life<\/span>
\n4. Autism-Friendly Hospital Experiences<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Importance of \u201cAutism-Proofing\u201d Your Service\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sarah Hendrickx<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Voices of Our Community \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Adopting a Strengths-Based Approach<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday 21st September \u2013 Community Conference<\/span><\/h2>\n

First Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Partnership Through Respect \u2013\u00a0Professor Andy McDonnell and Joan McDonald<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Morning Workshops \u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Schools as Supportive Partners for Learning<\/span>
\n2. Inclusive Employment Partnerships<\/span>
\n3. Working Together to Promote Independence<\/span>
\n4. Managing Stress and Anxiety in Everyday Life<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Environment as a Partner \u2013\u00a0Dr. Magda Mostafa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Afternoon Workshops \u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Supportive Workplace Environments<\/span>
\n2. Autism-Friendly School Experiences<\/span>
\n3. The Journey to Building Self-Esteem and Confidence<\/span>
\n4. Well-Being and Self-Care Survival Guide<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Keynote \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Georgia Harper and Sam Ahern<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0As seen on Channel 4\u2019s \u2018Are You Autistic?\u2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Voices of Our Community \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Reaching Me Through My Interests<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organised by AE’s member AsIAm, the theme of the conference will be \u00ab\u00a0Building Partnerships\u00a0\u00bb – exploring the need for close collaboration between professionals supporting autistic people and between the autism community and professional. Every session will be co-presented by a member of the autism community and a relevant professional, many of whom themselves are autistic.<\/p>\n

Friday is a professional development seminar targeting healthcare, education and social care in particular as well as policymakers. Saturday will be our Autism Community Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":32003,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-32002","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32004,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/32002\/revisions\/32004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32002"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autismeurope.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=32002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}